Wall decoration



Nov. 8, 192 7.

AQLABRAM WALL DECORATION Filed Jan. 11. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l A TTORNEY'A. LABRAM WALL DECORATION Filed Jan. 11. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet I CC] H t FI ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,648,020; PATENT orrics.

ALFRED LAIBRAM, OF ISLE'WORTH, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO W. H. S. LLOYD (10.,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

WALL DECORATION.

Application filed January 11, 1927. Serial No. 160,337.

This invention relates to improvements in the art of decorating wallsand the like, and has particular reference to a novel form of wall-paper.

A feature of the invention is to superimpose one decorative unit upon.anothento produce a bas-relief ornamentation which will impart to thedecoration the effect of being a perspective view with the superimposedunit forming the foreground part thereof. 6

Another feature is to provide a decorative unit forming the entirerepresentation of a foreground object which may be placed in any desiredposition upon a background unit so as to combine therewith to produce acomplete decoration.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofexpressions, one of which is shown in the accompanying drawings; but itis to be expressly understood that said drawings are utilized merely forthe purpose of facilitating the description of the invention as a wholeand not to define the limits thereof, reference being had to theappended claim for this purpose.

In the drawings-- Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a decorativeunit forming a part of the background of the decoration;

Figure 2 is a similar View of aunit which is utilized as the foregroundpart of the docoration;

FigureB is a similar View showing the foreground unit superimposed uponthe background unit; and w s Figure 4c is a sectional view on the line4-et of Figure 3.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5designates a background unit of wall-paper or the like, which mayconstitute a single length of material, or for convenience in applyingthe same to a wall, may be made in strips of standard lengths and widthssuch as used in the wall-paper industry. Printed or otherwise placedupon the unit 5 is a decoration which, in the present instance, is ascenic picture, although it is to be clearly understood that thisdecoration may assume any desired form. It is preferable, however, thatthe objects appearing on this unit be small so as to give the impressionthat they are located at a distance from the observer. The entirepicture.

outline and representation of some object,

such as a tree or the like. The object which constitutes the unit 6 ispreferably larger than any other single object inthe backgrounddecoration so that when the unit 6 is superimposed upon the unit 5, theformer will be outstanding and will combine with the remainder of thedecoration to impart to the whole a perspective effect with the unit orobject 6 forming the foreground of the It is preferable that the unit 6be of a character similar to one of the objccts in the background unitso as to imparta harmonious effect to the decoration as a whole.

By reason of the unit 6 being a complete representation of an objectwith no part thereof appearing on the unit 5, and due to the fact thatthe decoration on the latter unit is a continuous one, or in otherwords, that no particular space is provided for the unit 6 thereon, itwill be obvious that said unit 6, or a number of such units, may beplaced upon the unit 5 in any desired position or location so that themost artistic effect may be produced.

\Vhat is claimed is:

In a wall decoration, a decorative unit forming the background of saiddecoration and having thereon a plurality of objects of differentcharacteristics, and a second decorative unit forming the completerepresentation of an object similar in character to one of the objectsin said background unit and being of a greater size than any of thedecorative objects on the background unit, said second unit beingsuperimposed upon the first named unit in its completed form andcombining therewith to impart a perspective and harmonious effect to thedecoration.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ALFRED LABRAM.

